FTFA:"Westbrook knocked on the door and tried to enter to Hendrix's home in Chickamauga, and was then later confronted Hendrix outside the home.

Hendrix then shot at Westbrook when he felt he was being physically threatened. Westbrook was fatally shot once in the chest.

The 911 call came in about 4:00am on November 27, 2013 from a home on Cottage Crest Court. Investigators say 34-year-old Joe Hendrix of Ooltewah shot Westbrook who had been walking around the outside of the home for several minutes and repeatedly ringing the doorbell."

That is not self defense, that was not standing his ground, that was some asshole looking to use his gun. He exercised very poor judgement and decided to be a tough guy rather than lock his door and call 911 immediately. There was several minutes between initial contact to shooting. This is murder through and through.

I mean...this mothafarka actually left the relative safety of his domicile...with his farking gun and the local DA is still refusing to prosecute him? WTF Georgia?

Endive Wombat:FTFA:"Westbrook knocked on the door and tried to enter to Hendrix's home in Chickamauga, and was then later confronted Hendrix outside the home.

Hendrix then shot at Westbrook when he felt he was being physically threatened. Westbrook was fatally shot once in the chest.

The 911 call came in about 4:00am on November 27, 2013 from a home on Cottage Crest Court. Investigators say 34-year-old Joe Hendrix of Ooltewah shot Westbrook who had been walking around the outside of the home for several minutes and repeatedly ringing the doorbell."

That is not self defense, that was not standing his ground, that was some asshole looking to use his gun. He exercised very poor judgement and decided to be a tough guy rather than lock his door and call 911 immediately. There was several minutes between initial contact to shooting. This is murder through and through.

I mean...this mothafarka actually left the relative safety of his domicile...with his farking gun and the local DA is still refusing to prosecute him? WTF Georgia?

Well, arguably it's more humane than shoving him in a nursing home for the next five years while his brain degenerates into something the consistency of swiss cheese, and the only interaction with the world he has is a faint smile every time he shiats himself.

Endive Wombat:That is not self defense, that was not standing his ground, that was some asshole looking to use his gun. He exercised very poor judgement and decided to be a tough guy rather than lock his door and call 911 immediately. There was several minutes between initial contact to shooting. This is murder through and through.

I'm a gun owner and a lifetime member of the NRA and I agree with this 100%Hang the bastard.

Endive Wombat:FTFA:"Westbrook knocked on the door and tried to enter to Hendrix's home in Chickamauga, and was then later confronted Hendrix outside the home.

Hendrix then shot at Westbrook when he felt he was being physically threatened. Westbrook was fatally shot once in the chest.

The 911 call came in about 4:00am on November 27, 2013 from a home on Cottage Crest Court. Investigators say 34-year-old Joe Hendrix of Ooltewah shot Westbrook who had been walking around the outside of the home for several minutes and repeatedly ringing the doorbell."

That is not self defense, that was not standing his ground, that was some asshole looking to use his gun. He exercised very poor judgement and decided to be a tough guy rather than lock his door and call 911 immediately. There was several minutes between initial contact to shooting. This is murder through and through.

I mean...this mothafarka actually left the relative safety of his domicile...with his farking gun and the local DA is still refusing to prosecute him? WTF Georgia?

Yeah he should have stayed inside and waited for some unknown assailant (who had already tried to force his way in )to start shooting through the windows .

RottenEggs:Endive Wombat: FTFA:"Westbrook knocked on the door and tried to enter to Hendrix's home in Chickamauga, and was then later confronted Hendrix outside the home.

Hendrix then shot at Westbrook when he felt he was being physically threatened. Westbrook was fatally shot once in the chest.

The 911 call came in about 4:00am on November 27, 2013 from a home on Cottage Crest Court. Investigators say 34-year-old Joe Hendrix of Ooltewah shot Westbrook who had been walking around the outside of the home for several minutes and repeatedly ringing the doorbell."

That is not self defense, that was not standing his ground, that was some asshole looking to use his gun. He exercised very poor judgement and decided to be a tough guy rather than lock his door and call 911 immediately. There was several minutes between initial contact to shooting. This is murder through and through.

I mean...this mothafarka actually left the relative safety of his domicile...with his farking gun and the local DA is still refusing to prosecute him? WTF Georgia?

Yeah he should have stayed inside and waited for some unknown assailant (who had already tried to force his way in )to start shooting through the windows .

Exactly, I hope that this is a start of a trend. Gun owners shouldn't balk at standing their ground, not everyone they shoot will be an "innocent victim".

RottenEggs:Endive Wombat: FTFA:"Westbrook knocked on the door and tried to enter to Hendrix's home in Chickamauga, and was then later confronted Hendrix outside the home.

Hendrix then shot at Westbrook when he felt he was being physically threatened. Westbrook was fatally shot once in the chest.

The 911 call came in about 4:00am on November 27, 2013 from a home on Cottage Crest Court. Investigators say 34-year-old Joe Hendrix of Ooltewah shot Westbrook who had been walking around the outside of the home for several minutes and repeatedly ringing the doorbell."

That is not self defense, that was not standing his ground, that was some asshole looking to use his gun. He exercised very poor judgement and decided to be a tough guy rather than lock his door and call 911 immediately. There was several minutes between initial contact to shooting. This is murder through and through.

I mean...this mothafarka actually left the relative safety of his domicile...with his farking gun and the local DA is still refusing to prosecute him? WTF Georgia?

Yeah he should have stayed inside and waited for some unknown assailant (who had already tried to force his way in )to start shooting through the windows .

Yeah, I'm sure the neighbors and police will appreciate guns fired outside and not at a range because just like in the movies, bullets that don't hit the bad guy always harmlessly ping into a burn barrels or ubiquitous stacks of crates containing lettuce. :|

part of the defense should be if you felt scared. if someone was rattling my doorknob and ringing the bell at 4am i wouldn't have the guts to open the front door. i sure as heck wouldn't look out the windows and say to myself oh good he walked into the back yard so now i'll confront him.

The District Attorney's office says they will not pursue charges against Joe Hendrix in the 2013 shooting of Ronald Westbrook.

Q&D

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand?Alright. I'm goin' down to shoot an old man,you know he got Alzheimer's I'm goin' to stand my ground.Yeah,! I'm goin' down to shoot an old man,you know he got Alzheimer's I'm goin' to stand my ground.Huh! And that ain't too cool.Uh, hey Joe, I heard you shot an old man down,you shot him down.Uh, hey Joe, I heard you shot an old man down,you shot him down to the ground. Yeah!Yes, I did, I shot him,you know i was standing my ground,

Uh, yes I did, I shot himyou know i was standing my ground,And I gave him the gun and I shot him!

I'm a gun nut, and fark this guy. He went outside because he obviously hoped he'd be able to shoot someone.

I always have access to my gun in my house, and if someone keeps ringing the doorbell I'm gonna assume it's someone crazy, drunk, or senile and call the cops so they can come get them. I'm not gonna go outside. It's for if someone actually tries or succeeds to break in.

If the guy wanted to see who it was he could have called to the guy from inside the doorway to see what was going on. Then if the guy attempt to approach shut the interior door. If the guy attempts to break the door down or something only THEN is there reason to consider using a firearm.

ThatGuyFromTheInternet:RottenEggs: hardinparamedic: RottenEggs: Yeah he should have stayed inside and waited for some unknown assailant (who had already tried to force his way in )to start shooting through the windows .

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Hey look. A troll, or an idiot with a "IM THE DECIDER MENTALITY!"

The gun is to defend yourself WHEN he breaks in. It is not to engage in a hollywood gunfight with someone in the dark of night outside your house.

Until then, you stay down, stay quiet, and wait for the cops to get there. You only use the gun when confronted. You don't go out like Ahnold.

Sorry I just have a hard time bowing down to criminals and doing what they want . .

Spolier Alert: Sometimes it turns out to not be a threatening criminal. (See TFA)

So no 72 year old 6' 2" 300 pounder vs. a 32 year old 5'2" 120 pound guy ? I'm only guessing and I suspect you are too as TFA doesn't mention it . How do you know he wasn't a criminal just because he had Alzhiemers ? He (seriously ) could have already had these kinds of behaviors . TFA does not mention it one way or another .

Alzheimers patients can be scary in that they can be loud and they don't really know their own strength. When my grandfather was starting to lose it he rolled a riding lawnmower on it's top so he could sharpen the blades easier. (As a side note - don't do this because it causes the oil to flow to the top of the engine and then when you go to start it you will destroy it from lack of usable oil). He also liked trying to escape from the house on the farm and 'going home' to a house he hadn't lived in in 40 years and had been long ago torn down.